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MARK CURTIS

Mark Curtis is the editor of Declassified UK, and the author of five books and many articles on UK foreign policy.

Explainer: Britain’s proxy war on Russia

September 27th, 2022

Tagged RussiaUkraine
A wounded man is held at gunpoint by British forces in Malaya. (Photo: Ministry of Information)

Britain’s forgotten war for rubber

September 13th, 2022

Tagged Malaysia

Nato knew terrorists would gain from toppling Gaddafi

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June 29th, 2022

Tagged LibyaManchester Bombingterrorism

Counter-terrorism officials allowed Manchester bomber to operate in Libya warzone

June 28th, 2022

Tagged LibyaManchester Bombingterrorism

Manchester bomber was a UK ally

June 27th, 2022

Tagged LibyaManchester BombingQatarterrorism

Britain’s bumbling foreign policy over Taiwan and Ukraine

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June 8th, 2022

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Ukrainians strip a Russian tank near Kharkiv on 16 May 2022. (Photo: John Moore / Getty)

Does the Ukraine war mean Britain should increase military spending?

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May 18th, 2022

Tagged RussiaUkraine
Ukraine far-right groups with UK-made rocket launchers (Design: DCUK)

Ukraine neo-Nazis pictured with UK-made rocket launchers

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March 10th, 2022

Tagged Ukraine
Security forces patrol an English-speaking region of Cameroon (Photo: Marco Longari / AFP via Getty)

Why we refused to comply with the D-Notice committee

February 17th, 2022

Tagged Cameroon
US President Ronald Reagan makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, 9 June 1982. During this visit, Reagan outlined his vision for the National Endowment for Democracy. (Photo: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

‘CIA sidekick’ gives £2.6m to UK media groups

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January 17th, 2022

Tagged Mediaus
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng was funded by Le Cercle in 2019. (Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty)

Secret ‘CIA-funded’ group linked to UK ministers

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December 9th, 2021

Tagged United States
Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett. (Photo: Peter Summers / Getty)

Assange judge is 40-year ‘good friend’ of minister who orchestrated his arrest

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December 2nd, 2021

Tagged Assange
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street)

Conservatives bar investigative journalist from party conference

October 1st, 2021

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Britain supported Pakistan as it helped the Taliban kill UK troops

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September 9th, 2021

Tagged AfghanistanPakistanterrorismUnited States

Four failed wars must finally force the UK to adopt an ethical foreign policy

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August 25th, 2021

Tagged AfghanistanIraqLibyaSyria

Revealed: The UK has spent £350-million promoting regime change in Syria

July 20th, 2021

Tagged AidSyriaterrorism

Revealed: UK troops ‘secretly operating in Yemen’

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July 6th, 2021

Tagged Saudi ArabiaYemen

Foreign minister James Cleverly accused of breaking ministerial Code over arms to Israel

June 30th, 2021

Tagged Israel

UK military deepens ties with regime accused of funding terror groups

June 23rd, 2021

Tagged Qatarterrorism

As the UK hypes the China ‘threat’, it sells the country billions in military-related equipment

June 7th, 2021

Tagged China

Revealed: MI5 and MI6 are flouting environmental legislation

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June 1st, 2021

Tagged MI5MI6
David Cameron celebrates in Benghazi, Libya, with French president Nicholas Sarkozy in 2011. (Photo: Stefan Rousseau / Getty Images)

Four terrorists who murdered Britons fought in David Cameron’s war in Libya

May 25th, 2021

Tagged David CameronLibyaManchester BombingMI5MI6Qatar

UK spends millions training security forces to control Palestinians in West Bank and Lebanon

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May 20th, 2021

Tagged IsraelJordanLebanonPalestine

How the UK military supports Israel’s combat operations against Palestinians

May 15th, 2021

Tagged IsraelPalestine